Comfort Zone

By Christopher Lawley, Matt Birchler, and Niléane

Comfort Zone is a podcast that pushes its hosts outside of their, well, comfort zone. Every week, each host will bring new technology they've tried to the show to discuss whether it worked and how it ... more

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How many episodes does Comfort Zone have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

Comfort Zone episodes:

September 04, 2025It's Just Really Nice Paper
Matt really thinks he's cracked note taking, Niléane fixes every tech paper cut in her life she can find, and the whole gang pitches their new Apple product lines.

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Main Topics

Capacities

A UserScript to fix Instagram reels on the web

Shure MV7X

Memory foam for Niléane's 🦶

Anker MagGo Qi2 stand (Photo)

A rubber edge

Other stuff

Changing lives

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 13min
August 28, 2025#1 Klack Affiliate
Chris has moved on from Ball and now loves Bean, Matt thinks he's finally happy with email, and Niléane creates one of the most controversial home screen swaps in show history.

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Main Topics

Focus Friend

Notion Mail for iOS

Other stuff

Klack on the Mac App Store

Niléane's home screen change

Matt's home screen change

Chris's home screen change

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 19min
August 21, 2025Thread do be Like That
Niléane brings some "classic" headphones, Chris is in possession of The Big Ball, and everyone tries to go a little bit more European.

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Main Topics

Meze 99 Classics

The Big Ball

Other stuff

iFi Go Link

Qwant

Things 3

FAIRTIQ

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 17min
August 14, 2025I'd Like to Sell You a Big Ball
Matt wonders why there are so many face computers, Niléane has an awesome podcast app update, and Chris figures out which of two compelling pitches he gets to buy.

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Main Topics

Meta Ray-Bans

Castro

Other stuff

Adam's HTTP, DNS, and SMTP stickers

Meta Reality Labs is losing tons of money

Eve Flare…aka the big ball

Nomad Slim Wallet

Nomadic wallet

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 9min
August 07, 2025Big Business Boi
Chris wants to talk about OS 26, but liquid glass is OFF LIMITS, Matt found a slick new security camera, and Niléane challenges the gang to downgrade their audio setups.

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Main Topics

iOS 26

Synology CC400W security camera

Other stuff

The TRMNL creator isn't a good dude

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h
July 31, 2025And You Just Flick It!
Niléane has to let loose on Liquid Glass, Chris runs into the arms of the iPad, and Matt challenges the gang to bring their hottest takes. An episode full of spice!

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Main Topics

Liquid glass and iPadOS 26

Other stuff

Jason Snell's liquid glass preview

The Mac-ification of iPadOS

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 33min
July 24, 2025I am Full-on Bananza
Someone has lost their bananas, Matt brings Perplexity back from the dead, Niléane has a fun way to use Mastodon, and Chris challenges everyone to up their widget game.

How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know!

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Main Topics

Perplexity

Comet browser

Phanpy

Other stuff

The fan that actually cools an iPhone

uBlock Origin Lite

Donkey Kong Bananza

TangerineUI

FediFetcher

Widgets for Obsidian

Chris's widget

French weather alerts

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 18min
July 17, 2025Birtchtree.co.uk.gov.edu.biz
Chris has some cool new apps, Matt made some cool new apps, and Niléane challenges the dads to do their best Shark Tank impression.

How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know!
Main Topics

xSearch

Obscura - Studio

Other stuff

Arc browser

Lucky for Safari

iPhone cooling fan

Anker USB-C cable

LEGO Botanicals Happy Plants

Ketchup for Pokémon

Follow the Hosts

Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 11min
July 10, 2025Is This Podcast Real?
Everyone explains their gaming setups, Niléane went to war with her computer, and Matt is very impressed with how everyone integrated F1 into their workflows.

How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know!
Main Topics

Legion Go

Odin2 Portal

Analogue Pocket

Shadow

VirtualBuddy

Other stuff

Folder Preview

Logitech MX Master 3S

MOS

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

PEAK

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 19min
July 03, 2025If It's Not Space Black, It's Not Pro
Niléane is out on assignment, so Chris and Matt hold down the fort, discussing what "pro" tools look like, the most pro Thunderbolt dock you can buy, and how they automated their note-taking.

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Main Topics

What makes something "pro"?

CalDigit TS5 Plus

Other stuff

F1 movie had a great opening weekend

Parallels

Hush

ScreenFlow

Audio Hijack

Actions for Obsidian

OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock

Roadcaster Duo

Scarlet Solo

Zoom H4N

Sennheiser MKE

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Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky
...more
1h 7min

FAQs about Comfort Zone:

How many episodes does Comfort Zone have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

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